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TACOMA, WASH. (May 20, 2016)- It’s the season for awards, banquets, recognition and a whole lot of celebrating for Pacific Lutheran University students as they approach Commencement 2016. The ceremony will mark the culmination of several years of hard work, community involvement and the pursuit…
about details for this year's graduation ceremony.Jonathan Adams, sociology major Jonathan Adams '16. (Photo: Hansel Hai Doan '10) By Zach Powers ’10 Jonathan Adams, a sociology major from Tacoma, is passionate about people. His contributions to campus throughout the past four years are a testament to his love of collaboration and his penchant for connecting individuals with community resources. “The core of my involvement at PLU is centered around social justice, diversity education and providing
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This website is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU.
Care is a central component of the PLU mission “to educate students for lives of thoughtful inquiry, service, leadership and care–for other people, for their communities, and for the earth.” This vow to care, rooted deeply in our Lutheran heritage, requires action and an unequivocal commitment to fight for social justice. This page is just one aspect of PLU’s ongoing commitment to advocate with and for undocumented students at PLU. We recognize and value your presence here and hope that this
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By Michael Halvorson, ’85. The Benson Program in Business and Economic History is pleased to announce the selection of three student-faculty research teams for Summer 2021. The fellowships are selected by the Innovation Studies steering committee and funded through the generous support of Dale E.…
Foundation. Summer 2021 marks the 6th year of Benson research activity and brings the total number of student fellowship recipients to 13. Recent program graduates have gone on to work in education, the high-tech sector, government, and business. Six students have also attended graduate school in the disciplines of history, education, medicine, and social sciences. A Podcast about History and Innovation Fulton Bryant-Anderson (History, Communication) has received funding to pursue the intersections of
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Apply to graduate programs at Pacific Lutheran University. Programs are offered in business, creative writing, education, kinesiology, nursing and marriage & family therapy.
Master of Business AdministrationApplyMaster of Science in Marketing AnalyticsApplyMaster of Fine Arts in Creative WritingApplyMaster of Arts in EducationApplyDoctor of Education in Educational LeadershipApplyMaster of Social WorkApplyMaster of Arts in Marriage and Family TherapyApplyMaster of Science in NursingApplyDoctor of Nursing PracticeApplyPost-Graduate Nurse Practitioner CertificateApply
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An undocumented PLU student shares her experience going back to Mexico — for the first time since her family relocated to the United States — as part of the Oaxaca Gateway program.
forced her to reconsider. “I wasn’t 100 percent guaranteed re-entry to the country,” she said. OAXACA, MEXICO This program explores the intersection of development, culture and social change through the lens of the dynamic context of contemporary Mexico. View the Oaxaca programBut after hearing success stories, as the mystery shrouding DACA started to clear, she had a change of heart. “That inspired me, in a way, to push for it,” she said. The process was complex — lots of paperwork and lots of
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Tacoma, May 16, 2021 This week we interviewed Mariken Lund , a PLU junior and Innovation Studies minor who recently started her own sustainable clothing business in Norway. Mariken is an international student who normally studies Business and other subjects on the PLU campus. However,…
through two courses in the Innovation Studies program with Professor Michael Halvorson. Despite learning online, the lessons stuck. “The goal of Innovation Studies is to help us be creative and multiply our impact through teaming and social initiatives. I was hooked!” Lund continued to experiment with clothing design and her friends began to notice. During Winter 2020, she decided to advertise some of her hand-made products to people in the Oslo area. The response was strong enough that she launched
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The Washington Monthly Also Names PLU a ‘Best Bang for the Buck’ Institution TACOMA, Wash. (Aug. 24, 2015)—Pacific Lutheran University ranks number 25 in the Best Master’s Universities category of the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in…
the national 2015 Washington Monthly College Rankings released Aug. 24. That’s PLU’s best ranking in years, and places the university among the top 4 percent of the country’s more than 700 master’s universities. “We at PLU are pleased to be recognized for the high quality of our programs and outcomes,” said PLU President Thomas W. Krise. “The key thing to note in any ranking is what goes into the formula; Washington Monthly focuses on social mobility, research and service, and our faculty, staff
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The Gender, Sexuality, and Race Studies (GSRS) program at PLU provides students with an innovative curriculum that examines how gender, sexuality and race are embedded in complex dynamics of power
prepare them to pursue social justice and work in diverse communities. GSRS graduates will be able to solve problems in diverse environments, work effectively across difference, and lead from an equity mindset, some of the most important skills and abilities desired by employers.Please join GSRS, Psychology and Marriage and Family Therapy next Tuesday 10/17/23 to recognize Mental Health Awareness Week and LGBTQIA+ History Month with the following events
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PLU Hispanic and Latino Studies students learn to think critically in a complex world through the study of the Spanish language, linguistics, literature, film, and a vast array of cultural
. Our faculty are teacher-scholars, who are well-known on campus for their genuine passion for teaching, active role as mentors, and advocacy for social change here in the US and abroad. Hispanic and Latino Studies graduates leave PLU equipped with the cultural competency and sensitivity to be effective participants in the global community of the twenty-first century. Many of our students participate in our study away programs in Mexico, Spain, and Uruguay, and community-engaged learning in Latino/a
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New Student Orientation, also known as PLU orientation or LUTE Welcome. Whether you are a first-year, transfer, or international student, LUTE Welcome orientation will assist in a smooth and
services, please visit https://www.plu.edu/health/new-students LUTE Welcome Mission & Learning ObjectivesPacific Lutheran University welcomes new Lutes—incoming students, their families and their communities—through LUTE Welcome, a series of intentionally designed learning experiences that support students’ academic and social transitions into college. Among these events, New Student Orientation (NSO) is an integral step on Lutes’ journeys toward understanding and expressing the distinctive PLU mission
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